Johnny Hodges on Vogue

[Justin V]

I found Hop, Skip and Jump by Johnny Hodges in the bargain bin. It has three sessions apparently recorded for Vogue in Paris in 1950 and a stray version of 'Sweet Georgia Brown'. There are 16 tracks from Paris. Are these all of the tracks that Hodges recorded in Paris that year? If not, what sessions/tracks are missing? The track listing is here. Thanks!

[Chuck Nessa]

Hodges in Paris:

Harold Baker (tp) Quentin Jackson (tb) Johnny Hodges (as) Don Byas (ts) Raymond Fol (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Butch Ballard (d)

Paris, April 14, 1950

0SW672 Good to the last drop Swing 341, Onyx ORI216

0SW673 Only wish I knew 349, -

0SW674 We fooled you - , -

Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra : Harold Baker (tp) Quentin Jackson (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Don Byas (ts) Raymond Fol (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Sonny Greer (d)

Paris, April 15, 1950

V3054 Jump that's all Vogue (F)V5037, LD089, (E)VJD528, MJR 8107

V3055 Last legs blues pt 1 (F)V5030, - , -

V3056 Last legs blues pt 2 - , - , -

V3057 Nix it, mix it (F)V5033, - , -

V3058 Time on my hands - , - , -

Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra : Harold Baker (tp) Quentin Jackson (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl) Johnny Hodges(as) Raymond Fol (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Butch Ballard (d)

Paris, April 20, 1950

V3066 Run-about Vogue (F)V5035, LD089, (E)VJD528,

V3067 Wishing and waiting Vogue (F)V5034, LD021, Jazz Legacy

V3068 Get that geet Vogue (F)V5035, LD089, (E)VJD528,

V3069 That's grand Vogue (F)V5037, LD021, MJR 8107,

V3070 Skip it Vogue (F)V5034, LD021, MJR 8107

Harold Baker (tp) Quentin Jackson (tb) Johnny Hodges (as) Raymond Fol (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Butch Ballard (d)

Paris, June 20, 1950

V4015 Perdido Vogue (F)V5056, LD021, (E)VJD528

V4016 In the shade of the old apple tree - , LD089, -

V4017 Mood indigo (F)V5058, LD021, -

V4018 Sweet Lorraine (F)V5057, - , -

V4019 Rendez-vous at the Hot Club (Bean bag boogie) (F)V5058, - , -

V4020 Hop, skip and jump (Rock-a-bye river*) (F)V5057, - , -*

[Justin V]

Thanks, Chuck! It's missing the April 14th session, but at least the other sessions are complete. It's strange that the producers would include a random track recorded 2 years later but not the three tracks from April 14th.

[brownie]

All the sides Hodges recorded in Paris in 1950 are included in vol. 1 and 2 of the Complete 1941-1954 Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions that were reissued by Blue Moon.

Vol. 1 also includes 'Saint-Germain des Prés Blues' that was recorded on April 14, 1950 but came out under Harold Baker's name!

Volume 1

Volume 2

[romualdo]

All titles (16) from the April 15, April 20 & June 20 were released in 1998 on the Vogue Digipak (Original Vogue Masters - black series) "Coleman Hawkins/Johnny Hodges - The Vogue Recordings"

All titles (16) from the April 15, April 20 & June 20 were released in 1998 on the Vogue Digipak (Original Vogue Masters - black series) "Coleman Hawkins/Johnny Hodges - The Vogue Recordings"

[Swinging Swede]

All these tracks also appeared in Chronological Classics' Hodges series. The Swing session (including the Baker track) was on 1945-1950, whereas the Vogue sessions were on 1950-1951.